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<blockquote data-quote="SansSouci" data-source="post: 1000982" data-attributes="member: 84520"><p>Good Morning, Jim,</p><p></p><p>I do agree that an unwise shot is unwise regardless of distance. However, were we to graph unwise shots, I think we'd find a geometric pattern. That greater the distance, the more likely Murphy will be lurking.</p><p></p><p>When I was a young stud and more prone to relying upon physical ability, I would've yanked anything out of deep canyons. Orthopedic surgeries oriented me in another direction. Before I squeeze a trigger, I will assess whether I can get a critter out. That's one of the reasons guides tell hunters when to shoot. They already have it figured out. A good way to **** off a guide and have to walk back to camp is to shoot before a guide green lights you. </p><p></p><p>As I'v written, as long as a hunter has skill to make a shot at game that's in adjacent zip code, I'm good. My advice is that there are a lot of things to consider besides bullet hitting game. </p><p></p><p>Now that wisdom that I wish I had had when I was young has finally caught up with me, were I to see a B&C anything that would be impossible to retrieve, he's living. I'll hope that I can cross paths with him when I have advantage. And from my experience, those big critters don't grow to be big by being stupid. And that's why it's far more rewarding to kill an old-timer. Matching wits with wary big game is rewarding, even more so when you out-fox the fox. </p><p></p><p>The 10 year old huge bull I killed about 5 weeks ago was the most memorable kill of my life. He made us hunt him hard for a solid 90 minutes, over God only knows how many ridges, all the while knowing we were on his trail and with him trying to shake us. My guide told me that he was dogging us. I thought we were supposed to dog him! Endurance, my guide's intelligence, determination, and luck finally put us to 130 yards of the 370+, 900lb+ HUGE bull. To me, I would have much rather have hunted him than shot him across a canyon. But that's just me. I know that there is just as much skill involved making a 1000 yard shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SansSouci, post: 1000982, member: 84520"] Good Morning, Jim, I do agree that an unwise shot is unwise regardless of distance. However, were we to graph unwise shots, I think we'd find a geometric pattern. That greater the distance, the more likely Murphy will be lurking. When I was a young stud and more prone to relying upon physical ability, I would've yanked anything out of deep canyons. Orthopedic surgeries oriented me in another direction. Before I squeeze a trigger, I will assess whether I can get a critter out. That's one of the reasons guides tell hunters when to shoot. They already have it figured out. A good way to **** off a guide and have to walk back to camp is to shoot before a guide green lights you. As I'v written, as long as a hunter has skill to make a shot at game that's in adjacent zip code, I'm good. My advice is that there are a lot of things to consider besides bullet hitting game. Now that wisdom that I wish I had had when I was young has finally caught up with me, were I to see a B&C anything that would be impossible to retrieve, he's living. I'll hope that I can cross paths with him when I have advantage. And from my experience, those big critters don't grow to be big by being stupid. And that's why it's far more rewarding to kill an old-timer. Matching wits with wary big game is rewarding, even more so when you out-fox the fox. The 10 year old huge bull I killed about 5 weeks ago was the most memorable kill of my life. He made us hunt him hard for a solid 90 minutes, over God only knows how many ridges, all the while knowing we were on his trail and with him trying to shake us. My guide told me that he was dogging us. I thought we were supposed to dog him! Endurance, my guide's intelligence, determination, and luck finally put us to 130 yards of the 370+, 900lb+ HUGE bull. To me, I would have much rather have hunted him than shot him across a canyon. But that's just me. I know that there is just as much skill involved making a 1000 yard shot. [/QUOTE]
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